Alaska Wing - Civil Air Patrol - 11RCC Mission Summaries

11RCC Mission Summaries

June 2006

PAC-06-A-077-S 02 JUN 06 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to FAA reports of an ELT in the Anchorage (ANC) area. ANC CAP was tasked and responded with a ground search team which located and silenced the non-distress ELT in an aircraft parked at Merrill Field. The ANC CAP ground team searched for 1.0 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-078-S 04 JUN 06 (SAR) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT near Mooseheart Mountain (approx. 85 nm west of Fairbanks). Fairbanks (FAI) CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft which located a nosed-over civilian aircraft. The pilot was nearby and uninjured. The aircraft was nosed-over while parked due to high winds in the area. The non-distressed aircraft was positioned back upright and the ELT was silenced. FAI CAP flew one sortie for 2.4 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-079-A 05 JUN 06 (ASSIST) EIELSON CAP
Mission opened in response to a request for assistance from AFTAC Det 460 at Eielson AFB to search for one of their six member teams 60 miles north of Ft Yukon. The active duty USAF team was conducting training and had failed to make their regularly scheduled comm check. Eielson (EIL) CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, however the USAF team established contact and indicated they were non-distress and simply experiencing radio equipment problems, prior to the EIL CAP aircraft arriving on scene. EIL CAP flew one sortie for 3.8 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-084-S 13 JUN 06 (SAR) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT in the Fairbanks area. Fairbanks (FAI) CAP was tasked and responded with a ground search team and search aircraft however they were unable to locate the source of the ELT, which subsequently ceased transmissions. FAI CAP flew one sortie for 1.2 hours and their ground team searched for 1 hour and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-085-S 15 JUN 06 (SAR) 210 RQS, 212 RQS, ANCHORAGE CAP & BIRCHWOOD CAP
Mission opened in response to FAA and SARSAT reports of an ELT n.w. of Anchorage (ANC) near Pt Mackenzie. ANC CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft (acft), which was unable to locate the source of the ELT near Pt Mackenzie and instead localized an ELT signal to Willow. A separate mission was opened (2006-0086) and the ANC CAP acft was re-assigned to this mission, however the ELT signal ceased prior to being located. Another ANC CAP acft airborne on a training flight spotted a downed acft near Pt Mackenzie. The second ANC CAP acft was tasked, established contact with the uninjured mishap pilot and determined that he had arranged for a friend to come and retrieve him. The second ANC CAP acft remained on scene until the mishap pilot was picked up. The ELT signal persisted so the 210 and 212 RQS were tasked and responded with an HH-60 and pararescuemen (pj`s), which localized the source of the ELT signal to a residence near Willow. Birchwood (BCV) CAP was then tasked and responded with a ground team which located the non-distress ELT in the passenger seat of an automobile and secured it. ANC CAP flew two sorties for 3.4 hours. The 210 RQS HH-60 with 212 RQS PJ’s onboard flew two sorties for 3.9 hours. The BCV CAP ground team searched for 3.5 hours claiming no expenses. One located.

PAC-06-A-086-S 15 JUN 06 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT 20 miles north of Anchorage (ANC). ANC CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft however they were unable to locate the source of the ELT, which subsequently ceased transmissions. ANC CAP flew one sortie for 1.8 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-087-S 19 JUN 06 (SAR) ANCHORAGE CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT in the Anchorage area. The Anchorage CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft which located and silenced two non-distress ELT signals, one in a floatplane at Lake Hood Seaplane Base and the other in a parked aircraft at Merrill Field. The Anchorage CAP flew one sortie for 1.0 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-088-S 19 JUN 06 (SAR) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT in the Fairbanks area. The Fairbanks (FAI) CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft and ground search team which localized the ELT signal to Chena Marina. The ELT signal ceased prior to the source being identified. FAI CAP flew one sortie for 0.9 hours, and their ground team searched for 0.8 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-089-S 20 JUN 06 (SAR) 210 RQS DET-1, 212 RQS, FAIRBANKS CAP & C/1-52 AVN
Mission opened in response to a report of a downed aircraft 3-5 miles SSE of Bradley Sky Ranch in the North Pole area. C/1-52 AVN, 210 RQS Det-1 and 212 RQS responded with UH-60 and HH-60 helicopters and a pararescue team (PJ’s) on the HH-60. No signs of distress were noted. Alaska State Trooper`s (AST) felt the witness was credible and requested to have Fairbanks (FAI) CAP fly an additional sortie to confirm the area was thoroughly searched prior to mission termination. FAI CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft, but again no signs of distress were found. There were no reports of any aircraft overdue or missing, and there was no SARSAT activity in the area. The C/1-52 AVN UH-60 flew one sortie for 3.1 hours. The 210 RQS Det-1 HH-60 with 212 RQS PJ’s onboard flew one sortie for 1.7 hours. FAI CAP flew one sortie for 1.5 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-090-A 20 JUN 06 (ASSIST) SEWARD CAP
Mission opened in response to an AK State Trooper (AST) request for assistance to search for two overdue (o/d) mountain bikers on the Resurrection Trail between Cooper Landing and Seward (SWD). The o/d`s were supposed to arrive in SWD sunday evening. SWD CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft which located the o/d`s on the trail, just prior to where it had been flooded out and was unpassable. AST Helo-1 was then called in to pick them up. The o/d’s were in good condition but too tired to make it back to Cooper Landing, and were just waiting for someone to come along and help them back to SWD. SWD CAP flew one sortie for 2.0 hours. Two assists awarded.

PAC-06-A-091-S 21 JUN 06 (SAR) BETHEL CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT 75 nm SW of Tatalina Long Range Radar Site (LRRS). Bethel (BET) CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft which located the non-distress ELT in a parked helicopter undergoing maintenance at a remote mining airstrip and silenced it. BET CAP flew three sorties for 3.3 hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-093-S 21 JUN 06 (SAR) EIELSON CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT near Eielson AFB (EIL). EIL CAP was tasked and responded with a ground search team however they were unable to locate the source of the ELT, which subsequently ceased transmissions. The Eielson CAP ground team searched for 1.5 hours and claimed $23.00 for expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-095-A 22 JUN 06 (ASSIST) SEWARD CAP
Mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the AK State Troopers (AST) in Seward (SWD) to search for a missing 20 year old man with downs syndrome. The missing person was staying at a caretaker`s residence 17 miles outside of SWD, and was believed to have taken off unaccompanied down a trail in the woods. SWD CAP was tasked and prepared to respond with a search aircraft, however the missing person was located non-distress by ground searchers prior to the CAP aircraft`s departure. SWD CAP flew no sorties or hours. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-096-A 23 JUN 06 (ASSIST) FAIRBANKS CAP
Mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the AK State Troopers (AST) in Healy to search for a missing 14 year old male, last seen riding his all terrain vehicle (atv) near Healy. Fairbanks (FAI) CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft (acft). AST subsequently discovered the missing boy`s atv and observed him eluding search acft (non-distress). AST no longer required assistance and released FAI CAP from the search, however they were unable to take off from Healy due to high winds. The aircrew drove back to FAI (ground team) and returned the next day in a second FAI CAP acft, to retrieve the initial acft left overnight at Healy. FAI CAP flew four sorties for 3.9 hours and their ground team logged 5.0 hours of travel time and claimed $40.00 for fuel expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-098-A 26 JUN 06 (ASSIST) KODIAK CAP
Mission opened in response to a request for assistance from the US Coast Guard District 17 to locate an EPIRB in Kodiak. Kodiak CAP was tasked and responded with a ground search team which located and silenced the non-distress EPIRB in a building. The Kodiak CAP ground team searched for 0.9 hours and claimed no expenses. No credits awarded.

PAC-06-A-101-S 27 JUN 06 (SAR) EIELSON CAP
Mission opened in response to SARSAT reports of an ELT 40 nm south of Eielson (EIL). EIL CAP was tasked and responded with a search aircraft which located and silenced the non-distress ELT in a helicopter at Delta 66 airstrip. EIL CAP flew two sorties for 1.6 hours. No credits awarded.